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John Cleese slams Monty Python co-star Eric Idle and accuses him of lying

Idle, 81, has claimed that Cleese, 84, fired the troupe's manager

Evening Standard

John Cleese accuses Eric Idle of ‘inventing’ narrative in latest Monty Python row

‘Fawlty Towers’ star reignited X/Twitter row with new message accusing Idle of telling fibs

The Independent UK

Monty Python's Eric Idle is the original Mr Brightside

The Life of Brian star is coming to Newcastle in November

Newcastle Herald

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John Cleese seemingly quits Twitter as he calls out Elon Musk

He joins growing list of celebrities such as Stephen Fry, Whoopi Goldberg, Elton John, leaving the platform

Evening Standard

John Cleese says ‘goodbye’ to Twitter – but his daughter is unconvinced

‘Thanks for dinner, Elon,’ the Fawlty Towers star said in an apparent final post

The Independent UK

“It reminds me of the days when I used to put on punk rock shows and I’d get my friends to come”: the story of Dave Grohl and Corey Taylor’s forgotten punk-metal supergroup Teenage Time Killers

Formed by members of Corrosion Of Conformity and My Ruin, Teenage Time Killers were the ultimate 2010s punk-metal supergroup

Metal Hammer

15 biggest talk-show clashes: ‘I’m not your slave and you’re not my master’

From Quentin Tarantino and Krishnan Guru-Murthy to Dakota Johnson and Ellen DeGeneres, Ellie Harrison looks back at the most awkward fall-outs in chat-show history

The Independent UK

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Dr Michael Mosley obituary

The Guardian - UK

Time Bandits: release date, cast, plot, trailer, first looks and everything you need to know

Time Bandits is an Apple TV Plus fantasy series starring Lisa Kudrow which revamps the famous 1981 adventure movie.

WhatToWatch

20 Years Later, Mike Myers Reveals How 'Shrek 2' Pulled Off the Impossible

Shrek himself and the team behind the Dreamworks sequel tell Inverse how they improved the animation and created a perfect soundtrack — and reflect on the rise of the Shrek Rave.

Inverse

‘This is a ticking time bomb’: why are so many entertainers forced to work past retirement age?

From jobbing workers to familiar names, legions of entertainers are working well into their 70s and 80s. Why? Our writer uncovers an alarming story of shrinking budgets, axed royalties, misguided mortgages and paltry pensions

The Guardian - UK

John Cleese reunites with Monty Python members at Fawlty Towers West End show

The comedy greats posed for photos with the cast of the West End stage adaptation of the beloved sitcom

Evening Standard

Fawlty Towers: The Play at the Apollo review: energetic and loyal adaptation of Britain's greatest ever sitcom

John Cleese’s ragefully impotent Torquay hotelier Basil Fawlty is uncannily reincarnated by Adam Jackson-Smith

Evening Standard

Fawlty Towers review – comedy history repeats itself as stage farce

John Cleese’s transposition of his TV sitcom to the theatre has pitch perfect performances, but it never quite becomes a play

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The Guardian - UK

Goodbye to gallery audio guides at last

Brief letters: Castle Howard exhibition | John Cleese and racism | Hidden cost of coffee in Italy | Fair toilet provision

The Guardian - UK

John Cleese cut N-word from Fawlty Towers revival because people ‘don’t understand irony’

Speaking at launch for West End adaptation, Cleese complains about literal-minded viewers ‘not playing with a full deck’

Evening Standard

John Cleese says playing Basil Fawlty on stage 'would kill me' as play hits West End

The comedian is bringing Fawlty Towers to the stage for the first time but he won’t be playing the starring role

The Guardian - UK

Secret to eternal youth? John Cleese extols virtues of stem cell treatment

Therapy has remarkable medical potential but experts say private clinics making far-reaching claims operate in regulatory grey zone

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Evening Standard

John Cleese reveals £17,000-a-year battle to stay young: 'I think it’s worth it'

The TV star says he travels to Switzerland to undergo stem cell therapy treatment

Evening Standard

John Cleese: I was contacted by the spirit of late Monty Python co-star

The comedy great says he unintentionally made contact while visiting a psychic to help ‘explore his consciousness’

Louder

“We were spoofing the idea of the concept album, but in a fun way that didn’t totally mock it… It’s only in recent times that I’ve appreciated how complex the music is”: Why Jethro Tull’s Thick As A Brick needed to be serious - and a send-up

Ian Anderson set out to make “the mother of all concept albums” while incorporating a large measure of Monty Python - but some people laughed at all the wrong places

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Eric Idle expresses dissatisfaction with Monty Python financial matters on X

Eric Idle, founding member of Monty Python, has recently made some controversial claims about the group. Find out what he had to say about finances, relati...

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s almost like karaoke’: classic UK TV sitcoms transfer to stage – and thrill the superfans

Fawlty Towers, The Fast Show, Only Fools and Horses … the vogue for screen-to-stage shows taps into our need for nostalgia

The Guardian - UK

Don’t mention the war … and the rest: the trouble with bringing back Fawlty Towers

Stage revivals of the 70s sitcom and The Fast Show have enough nostalgia value to delight fans. Less certain is what will happen to their more problematic material

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